SBU detains militant of DNR terrorist organization (video)

10:25, 04-01-2019

Officers of the Main Directorate of SBU Military Counterintelligence of together with the servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine detained a militant of DNR terrorist organization on the demarcation line in JFO area.

The SBU operatives established that the Horlivka native joined the illegal terrorist armed formations in September 2014. He was a machine gunner of so-called “people’s police” and participated in hostilities against the ATO forces.

In February 2015, the group's leaders appointed the criminal as the operator of ATGM anti-tank guided missile. Firearms training of participants of illegal armed formations was carried out by Russia’s regular military.

In 2018, the criminal was placed back to the “post” of machine gunner in one of the terrorist units.

The investigative and operative actions in the framework of the criminal proceeding registered under Part 1 Article 258-3 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine are under way.